If the Sundance International Film Festival was mentioned in 2014, it would probably cause a scream, because independent films have developed for more than half a century and then brewed after twenty years of "pulp novels", they have become the most important puzzle in the North American film market.

Every year, the Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off in January, becomes the focus of global attention. Audiences who love independent films gather here, and those who love lively love them also flock to them. More importantly, the attention of the media, the expectations of independent producers and production companies will make the festival very lively. Many producers will arrive at Sundance Film Festival early to select this year's independent works to kick off the new year's awards season guide.

But when the time went back twenty years and in the 1995 moment, the Sundance Film Festival was not so popular.

On the contrary, although "Pulp Novel" achieved incredible glory at the end of last year, proving to everyone the strength and potential of independent films, independent films are still synonymous with negative words such as quirks, weirdness, non-mainstream, boredom, personality, and thriller, and the Sundance Film Festival is even known as a grand event where a large group of freaks gather.

The media does not pay attention to the Sundance Film Festival. Apart from the official media partners, only a very small number of media are willing to go to interview the annual gathering of this independent film; the production company is even less concerned about the Sundance Film Festival, and they are even unwilling to send them. Twenty years later, the prosperity of the "Shant Market" is impossible at this time.

Sundance Film Festival, the name is transliterated in English. In literal translation, it should be sundance.film.festival, an independent film festival founded in 1984, has entered its eleventh year this year and is still struggling in the quagmire of low attention.

Robert Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival in the hope of creating a platform that allows every independent filmmaker in the world who has stories to tell. The artistic creation process is lonely and arduous. Robert hopes that this platform can become an occasion for everyone to communicate, so that more people can strengthen their confidence in continuing to create, and hope that someone can go out of the Sundance Film Festival and become truly outstanding film practitioners.

Especially after witnessing the success of "Pulp Novel", people are thinking: Quentin Tarantino is just an amateur. He is an independent film enthusiast who came out of a videotape rental store, but his talent has attracted the whole world to the point. Art is not distinguished from high or low, which also means that everyone has equal opportunities as long as you have talent, as long as you have hobbies, as long as you have enthusiasm.

The 1995 New Year's dawn had just arrived, and the 11th Sundance Film Festival kicked off on January 19 as expected, but unexpectedly, it was a grand event that had always been more like an independent film circle to entertain themselves, but suddenly it was attacked by outsiders!

Sundance Film Festival chose Park.city, the Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah, as its fixed venue. The peaceful Park City was originally just an unknown ski town next to Salt Lake City, but now it has gradually become an inner holy place that independent films will inevitably arrive every year.

At this moment, the Sundance Film Festival does not have much commercial atmosphere. Most independent filmmakers who are willing to come here still come with a communication attitude. Of course, Robert Redford appears every year, and he will bring a few friends to come. If he can join these top Hollywood industry figures, this is naturally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for independent filmmakers.

Parker City is a palm-sized place, only seventeen square miles in size and a population of less than 3,000. It is a small town that can be measured by footsteps, so as long as there are a little more strangers in the town, the residents of the town can feel it almost immediately.

This time of year is the Sundance Film Festival, so it is not uncommon to have strangers coming, but the problem is that this year is a bit strange.

In the past, people who came to Park City were very happy and excited, and the joy between their eyebrows was very similar. Whether it was the audience, independent film producer, or actors, there was no barrier on everyone's faces. Tension, restraint, happiness, or excitement could be communicated through movies.

But this is not the case with strangers who came to Parker City these two days. Their behavior looks sneaky and always wanders around the streets of the town. They don't look like they are coming to participate in the film festival at all, but like criminals who come with ulterior motives. Moreover, their faces are always picky, looking, and spying, which makes people feel very unpleasant to see.

No matter how you look at these strangers, they don’t look like independent film lovers who come to participate in the Sundance Film Festival!

Keira Cole also noticed these invaders, which made her alert.

Kayla has always been an independent film enthusiast. She always insists that these independent films reflect the director's real thoughts, not to mention the quality of the work, but independent films can retain the director's most authentic ideas. Even if these ideas cannot be accepted by mainstream society, and there is no way to achieve good results in mainstream cinemas, Kayla believes that this is part of society. Only by understanding the mainstream ideas and understanding these unique ideas can the entire society be pieced together.

So, Kayla likes Sundance Film Festival very much. It seems to be a paradise that belongs only to her, a paradise that can completely relax and show herself. She has completely fallen in love with Sundance since she first came to Parker City in 1991. Even her best friend Melelene Dickson, Kayla did not share this secret, not only because she knew Melelene was not interested in independent films, but also because it was her own space.

Thinking about it this way, when Melerlin told Kayla that she liked Hugo Lancaster very much, Kayla had no interest at all at first, so there were traces to follow. Compared to commercial movies, Kayla always favored independent movies more, so the great success of "pulp novels" also made Kayla truly "crazy for Hugo".

At this moment, Kaila looked at the strange man walking past with a vigilant look on her face. In just two days, she saw the man spying around on the street at least four times. She didn't want anyone to break into Park City like this and destroy this carnival of independent movies.

"I would like to ask, what do you think of Sundance Film Festival?" the man in front of him asked.

But Kaila was like a hedgehog and her spikes were erected, "Excellent, very excellent, it is the most important and greatest film festival in my mind, but... so what, do you want to satirize our ignorance and niche? If so, you don't need your advice, and we know clearly what this film festival means: it means being out of place with mainstream society, but at the same time it also means that time will prove its greatness!"

Many artists did not receive social attention in their early years because their thoughts were too advanced and were often considered disconnected from contemporary society. It was not until they were old or even died that the wheel of the times would clear them up and make people realize the greatness of these artists.

In Kaira's opinion, the same is true for independent films.

The man looked at Kaira's clenched fists and was full of vigilance, which made him take a step back, saying that he was not aggressive, and then a helpless smile appeared on his face, "I'm not here to criticize independent movies, but on the contrary, I came here to enjoy independent movies. If possible, I plan to report on the Sundance Film Festival." While speaking, the man pointed to the camera hanging on his chest.

Kaila is still not convinced. It is true that there are enthusiasts who come here every year, so it is not strange to see strange faces in Park City, but the problem is that the whereabouts of the man in front of him are too strange, or there are too many people who are strange whereabouts in Park City these two days.

"Reporter, I am a reporter." The man saw Kaira's alertness and could only say helplessly, "My name is Nicholas McClass, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. This time, I came here to report on the Sundance Film Festival." As he said, he took out his business card and handed it to Kaira.

Kaila hesitated to take the business card, scrutinize it carefully, then raised her head, "So, are you really a reporter?"

Nicholas felt very depressed. Why did he feel like he was treated like a thief? But he nodded.

"Uh... So, in the past two days, there are so many people in Park City who are spying around with cameras on their backs, are they all reporters?" After all, Kaira is only eighteen years old, her head is very flexible, and she contacts it in a blink of an eye. Sure enough, Nicholas's affirmative answer was received, which made Kaira cover her mouth in an instant, "But... why, why are you all suddenly appearing!"

Although Kaila has always regarded Parker City as her own private area, she also clearly knows that the Sundance Film Festival needs attention and more attention. Only in this way can the excellence and excellence of independent films be seen by more people, and miracles like "pulp novels" will become more and more. Therefore, when she hears the reporter appear, Kaila is overwhelmed by joy in an instant.

Nicholas was surprised and excited when he saw Keira's surprise and excitement, "Don't you know? The movie "Before Sunrise" written by Hugo Lancaster himself will be launched at the Sundance Film Festival, so there is already..."

Before Nicholas could finish his words, he was interrupted by Kaira's screams. He could only look at the girl who was in a frightened state.

Hugo is indeed Hugo, but only Hugo has such a powerful charm, attracting more than forty media reporters from all over the country to gather towards this remote and cold Park City, focusing all their attention on the remote and strange Sundance Film Festival.
Chapter completed!